320 pages ; 22 cm

Looks at thirty-one special operations missions throughout history, including the battle of Tora Bora, the Falklands War, the raid on Entebbe, and the killing of Osama bin Laden

Raid on Son Tay -- Special operations at sea -- The Munich Olympics -- The Mayaguez incident -- Raid on Entebbe -- Operation Eagle Claw -- Iranian embassy siege, London -- MIA rescue mission -- The Falklands war -- Operation Urgent Fury -- Achille Lauro -- Operation Just Cause -- Somalia -- Desert Shield and Desert Storm -- Black Hawk Down -- Battle of Qala-i-Jangi -- Battle of Tora Bora -- Operation Anaconda -- Operation Iraqi Freedom -- Battle of Debecka Pass -- Pack of cards -- Rescue of Jessica Lynch -- Capture of Saddam Hussein -- Hostage rescue Iraq -- Operation Redwing -- Task Force 88 -- Decapitating the Taliban and al-Qaeda -- Rescue from Somali pirates -- Operation Celestial Balance -- Haiti earthquake -- Killing of Osama bin Laden

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